Software Engineer

Our client, a global quantitative trading firm that is intellectually driven and highly collaborative, bringing together researchers, engineers, and traders to design and deploy impactful strategies in our systematic trading environment, is seeking a high-performance C++ Engineer to join the firm. As a Senior Software Developer you will be responsible for designing, developing and maintaining the firm’s highly distributed, high performance order routing system for equities, options and futures. In this position you will have the opportunity to work closely with traders and other technical teams.

You will be engaging in the complete SDLC and most of the development will be in C++ on Linux. If you join this team, you will: Research, design, develop and test software components and applications in a heterogeneous technology environment using knowledge of object-oriented programming and C++/Linux Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time, cost, and performance constraints Engage in problem definition, decomposition, and solutions definition within the scope of the application and the run-time environment Take a holistic view of systems and understand how the hardware, networking, and middleware layers integrate with software components You are: Committed to innovation Focused on the entire technical stack with an eye for building a stable, scalable, optimized environment with minimized risk Passionate about technology and interested in exploring new technologies to find the optimal solution Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Mathematics or related discipline or its foreign equivalent plus 5 years of progressive experience developing software applications is required. Relevant technical experience may substitute for education.

The successful candidate will be a self-motivated, free-thinker who is comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and who has the ability to propose creative and innovative solutions to complex problems Experience with and a demonstrated understanding of Object-oriented design and software development in a high-performance / high throughput environment using C++ (preferably in a Linux environment) is required Experience with .NET or Java preferred Excellent attention to detail and an appreciation for the balance between the perfect technical solution and time to market considerations Ability to take ownership of projects and assume responsibility for success Provide innovative ideas to improve the ability of our systems and our team #J-18808-Ljbffr